Hmmm. And what would be the results of refilliing with Sulfuric Acid, then recharging? Drive Stainless Robert VIN 6924 > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > From: cbl302@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:48:41 +0000 > Subject: [DML] Re:Is this a possible way to store your Battery long term Re: Batteries(long) > > > Since we are on the subject of batteries... And this may sound far > fetched... > But..Is this situation possible...I was given a very nice > 18hp key start riding mower,that had sat garaged unused for 4 years > of it's 6 year life... > I got it home and tried to start it...the battery was Stone dead,not > a once of life to it... > So I took it out and checked the cells all were BONE DRY....so I > added distilled water and > filled all the cells to the proper level,then I figured...I will try > to charge it....I put it on the > charger(automatic charger) two hours later the charger clicked off > and the green led on the > charger came on telling me the battery was FULLY CHARGED..... > > I really could not believe that a lead cell battery that was used for > two years..then sat connected to the lawn tractor for another 4 > years..that was totally discharged...and any traces of water in the > cells had evaporated over that four years of not being used...and > then reinstalling fresh distilled water FOUR YEARS later and the > battery comes back to full life... > > I did a load test..and yes...it is as if I had just installed a NEW > Battery...and works and starts my rider JUST FINE....... > > My point here for the people in the Delorean community is it > possible...... > > To totally discharge your wet cell battery before you store your > Delorean for long term > storage and remove the caps off the battery(the "liquid" in a > typical wet cell battery consists of water and sulfuric acid) to let > the water in the battery evaporate (the sulfuric acid gets absorbed > into the lead plates when a battery is fully discharged)Since without > the sulfuric acid all that is left is water(h2o) > > By the way...That is why you never let a battery discharge in the > winter as the remaining water will freeze. > > Could this be a possible way of storing a battery long term without > ruining it thru a long term discharge..or having to trickle charge it > all the time while not in use. > > It worked for me(or at least on that one battery) > > Has anybody tried this method...You might want to check on this > possibility..come Hibernation time for your Delorean...anybody else > have this type of experience with their wet cell battery. > > If this turns out to be a way of saving your battery durning a long > term storage of your Delorean...it might just be worth spreading this > information so that others might benefit and learn about this > possible battery saver method. > > > Claude > > > > > > > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, mike.griese@... wrote: > > > > Not enough information. You need to know how much current the > > LEDs draw. Plus the door buzzer and interior lights. A good > estimate > > is to take the amp/hour rating of the battery and divide it by the > current > > draw. There are other factors, but this will get you in the > ballpark. > > > > As a simple example, if your battery is rated at 2 amphours and you > > are drawing half an amp, you can expect 4 hours of power. > > > > -- > > Mike > > > > -------------- Original message from "daviddelorean" > <daviddelorean@...>: -------------- > > > > > > > I'm trying to figure out how long a fully charged battery will > last. > > > What is the mathmatical formula for doing it? All my lights > (except > > > headlights) are LEDs. The tail & front market lights have 45 > diodes, > > > the side markers have 3 diodes, license plates have 6 diodes, > door > > > markers (assuming I keep the doors open) have 6 diodes. > > > > > > So with doors open and parking lights on (headlights off) how > long will > > > my batter last from a full charge? > > > > > > > > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please > address: > > > moderators@... > > > > > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see > www.dmcnews.com > > > > > > To search the archives or view files, log in at > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > > > Yahoo! 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